On Murder of Five White Helmets Volunteers in Rural Aleppo

The Syrian Coalition condemns the heinous crime that took place in the town of Tal Hadiya in southern rural Aleppo at dawn on Saturday resulting in the deaths of five civil defense volunteers and the injury of others.

The Coalition extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the slain rescue workers, the White Helmets and all civil defense workers throughout Syria. The sinful hands that committed this horrific crime will be prosecuted, arrested and held accountable.

The Coalition stresses the need to exert more efforts to restore security across Aleppo and Idlib provinces as it urges all citizens to support the efforts of the institutions of the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) and the Free Syrian Army groups (FSA) in this regard.